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- About 20,000 Jews now live in Antwerp. Some are strictly Orthodox while others are more relaxed. There are about 30 synagogues, along with Jewish schools, newspapers and charities. They no longer dominate the diamond industry, but they still live in the Pelikaanstraat neighbourhood.
www.brusselstimes.com/228579/hidden-belgium-antwerps-jewish-quarterHidden Belgium: Antwerp’s Jewish Quarter - The Brussels Times
The history of the Jews in Antwerp, a major city in the modern country of Belgium, goes back at least eight hundred years. Jewish life was first recorded in the city in the High Middle Ages.
Sep 30, 2024 · The Shromei ha-Das (Guardians of the Law) Synagogue, with over 6000 members, and the Israelitische Gemeente van Antwerpen, founded in 1904, represent the city’s Jewish community. Next come the more Orthodox communities, united under the Mahzikia organization .
Oct 8, 2024 · (By the 19th century Antwerp already had a great number of Jewish residents, but many Jews died in World War II German concentration camps.) A large and growing part of the population is nonreligious.
May 25, 2022 · It looks drab and underwhelming, but Antwerp’s Jewish Quarter is home to a fascinating hidden community. Located close to the magnificent Central Station, the neighbourhood is crammed into narrow streets such as Pelikaanstraat and Hovenierstraat.
At present, about 15,000 Haredi Jews, many of them Hasidic, live in Antwerp. The city has three official Jewish Congregations: Shomrei Hadass, headed by Rabbi Dovid Moishe Lieberman, Machsike Hadass, headed by Rabbi Aron Schiff (formerly by Chief Rabbi Chaim Kreiswirth) and the Portuguese Community Ben Moshe. Antwerp has an extensive network of ...
Dec 19, 2002 · There are between 15,000 and 20,000 Jewish citizens in Antwerp now, whereas before the Second World War, there were more than 55,000. The Jewish presence in Antwerp is certainly not a...
Jan 29, 2023 · While much of the Jewish population of Antwerp has spread south to other districts including Berchem, Wilrijk and Edegem, the Charedi community remains in its historic location, home to a...
